Jersey City to begin snow mound removal today

Jersey City officials have announced, in a reversal of its earlier position, that it will begin removing snow mounds today, as reported by The Jersey Journal.

Crew will be removing snow from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. from Christopher Columbus Drive between Grove Street and the Hudson River, from Garfield Avenue between Merritt Street and Communipaw Avenue, and from Broadway between Route 1&9 and West Side Avenue, according to a news release.

Additionally, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and the Office of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the Police Department and the Parking Authority, are reminding motorists to not angle park, double-park or park on corners.

Neither car appeared to be damaged, and the owner of one of the cars, which was parked by a fire hydrant, was able to drive away.

The Jersey City Department of Parks and Forestry workers cut and removed the branches.

On Monday, a woman named "Tequila" allegedly struck a police officer while driving under the influence, police say. Police Officer John Ransom was forced to walk momentarily in the street because snow piles prevented him from walking on the sidewalk to get to his car, reports said. While Ransom was in the street, the driver hit him, and the officer suffered a concussion.